5th Gr. American Revolutionary War Resources

American Revolutionary War~List of Websites and Online Tools
PROJECT DESCRIPTION & REQUIREMENTS
Students will work in cooperative groups to research a specific topic (event, person or legislation/document) about the American
Revolution and publish an online issue of the class magazine, The Revolutionary Times. Each student will have one page in the magazine to complete.

Each student's 2 page spread must include AT A MINIMUM (that means you can certainly do MORE):
I. 2 pictures and a photo gallery (slide show) with at least 3-4 pictures, including brief captions.
II. 2 text boxes (one paragraph for each):
TEXT BOX 1:

• Background information about your topic (Who, What, Where, When)
• Interesting or important/key facts

TEXT BOX 2:

• Specific role this person or event played/contributed in/to the American Revolution
• Significant contributions (why we remember this topic and/or how influenced the outcome of the American Revolution)

III. Choose 2 of the following options:

• Short video (or clip) with your commentary or summary
• Appropriate/effective sound effect
• Sound recording (podcast) done by you (use Audacity) [Examples: quote, slogan/saying, brief paragraph or have your idea approved by the teacher]
• 1 external links to “more information about your topic”
• Did you know or Fun Facts (extra) text box

IV. At least 3 different research sources (book, websites, magazine articles, database, videos)--These will be added to the group Bibliography using Noodletools on the back cover of your issue!

Resources (& Links)	Descriptions, Account/Logins, Examples
Ms. Frachetti's Example Project ~Ben Franklin
Technology Tools....................................................................................................
Noodletools Once your bibliography is finished, click the button to Print/Export to Word. This will open your Bibliography in a Word document. Then, you need to take a screen shot of it to save it as a picture (jpeg) file so it can be uploaded to your JooMag magazine issue. Click HERE for step-by-step instructions on how to save a screen shot copy of it.	Online Bibliography making tool. You can easily create your own account if you have an email address OR use the Roberts student account: Personal ID:..........robertsstudents Password:.............robertsk8
Notetaking form: Notetaking form, 2 col.-blank.doc Details Download 40 KB	Please click to download this Word document to your computer (use your DPS server account--your student ID # found under "Computer" on the left side of your screen. Then upload the document to your Google Drive Open the document with "Google Docs" to convert it to the Google form of Word Move the document into your class folder and use it to take notes
Sign in to your Google Account: DPS Google login DPS Student Portal (to change/manage your password)
BigHugeLabs When your magazine cover is completed, follow the steps to save a "screen shot" copy of it (see the Noodletools box above).	This site offers a wide variety of tools; we will be using the magazine cover generator. This tool will let you put in headlines, by-lines, background images and other ways to display information. Use this tool to summarize/provide a conclusion for your topic selection. Once you done, you must take a screen shot of the page, then upload it to a separate page on your wiki. Click HERE for step-by-step instructions for creating your magazine cover using this tool. Email Username: bobcatstu1@gmail.com Password:..............robertsk8
JooMag (See Ms. Frachetti or Mrs. Johnson for the passwords)	Online Magazine Creator. Students will be assigned one of the following accounts. Click HERE to see step-by-step instructions for using this tool with screen shots (pictures). Use these email accounts to login:
Student Account1	Bobcatstu1@gmail.com
Student Account2	Bobcatstu2@gmail.com
Student Account3	Bobcatstu3@gmail.com
Student Account4	Bobcatstu4@gmail.com
Student Account5	Bobcatstu5@gmail.com
Student Account6	Bobcatstu6@gmail.com
Student Account7	Bobcatstu7@gmail.com
Student Account8	Bobcatstu8@gmail.com
Student Account9	Bobcatstu9@gmail.com
Student Account10	Bobcatstu10@gmail.com
FindSounds,com GRSites sound effects	Free sound effect websites. Please download mp3 sounds ONLY. If you find a sound that is in another format (NOT mp3--ex) WAV or AU), please see Ms. Frachetti and she may be able to convert it for you.
FreePlayMusic.com	Free music website (instrumental only). Use this site to find background music to set the mood or theme of your research.
Significant People................................................................................ ......................................... ........................................ Heroes & Heroines / Spies / Loyalists & Patriots / Other Groups & Important Individuals: Groups & Individuals: ● Patriots [Samuel Adams; Mercy Otis Warren; Ben Franklin; John Dickinson] ● Loyalists [William Allen; Simon Girty; Jonathan Boucher; Thomas Hutchinson; Joseph Brant; Lord Dunmore; William Franklin] ● Heroes [Francis Scott Key; Paul Revere; Samuel Poor; Ethan Allen; Crispus Atticas] ● Heroines [Betsy Ross; Abigail Adams; Phillis Wheatley; Mary Draper; Molly Pitcher; Lucy Knox; Deborah Samson; Sybil Ludington] ● Spies [Benedict Arnold; Nathan Hale; Ann Bates; Lydia Darragh] ● Other Significant People [King George III; Captain John Paul Jones; Patrick Henry; Thomas Paine; Thomas Jefferson; George Washington]
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/people.aspx	VERY brief description of important Revolutionary War individuals
http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312848/people.htm	Excellent resource of individuals with a brief history of each
http://www.historycentral.com/Bio/RevoltBIOS/INDEX.html	Terrific resource, but you have to "skip" the ads
http://mrnussbaum.com/amrevolution/ampeople/	Mr. Nussbaum is a classroom teacher and really knows his stuff! This is a terrific source of information.
http://www.kidinfo.com/american_history/american_revolution.html	BEST source of information. Start here
Major Events........................................................................................ Boston Tea Party Boston Massacre 1st Continental Congress 2nd Continental Congress Paul Recer's Ride Treaty of Paris
http://www.kidport.com/reflib/usahistory/americanrevolution/amerrevolution.htm	Excellent resource on major events. Be SURE to scroll down on the front page to see the entire list.
http://www.ducksters.com/history/revolutionarywartimeline.php	A good source, but quite brief in it's inclusions
http://www.kidinfo.com/american_history/american_revolution.html	BEST source of information. Start here
Significant Events Leading Up to the War ● Boston Tea Party ● Boston Massacre ● 1st Continental Congress ● The Stamp Act ● Proclamation Act of 1763 ● Patrck Henry's Treason Speech 1775: [● Paul Revere's Ride; ● 2nd Continental Congress; ● Battles of Lexington& Concord; ● Washington crosses Delaware/captures Trenton; ● Battle of Bunker Hill] 1776: [ Publication of "Common Sense"; Declaration of Independence] 1777: [ Flag Resolution; Burgoyne surrenders; Hessian attack on Fort Mercer; Winter at Valley Forge] 1778: [ Battle of Monmouth; British occupy Savannah] 1779: [ British burn Fairfield & Norwalk, CT; John Paul Jones captures British ship; The Tappan Massacre; Washington winters at Morristown, NJ] 1780: [ British capture Charleston; King's Mountain] 1781: [ Articles of Confederation; Cornwallis at Guilford Courthouse; Americans retake August, GA & Yorktown, PA] 1782 & Beyond: [ Br
Famous Quotes.......................................................................................................
http://www.pleasantridge.k12.ca.us/magnolia/studentlinks/websites78/social_studies/
http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/american-revolution	Excellent collection
http://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/revolutionary-war-quotes.html	Extensive collection of quotes by individuals (multiple quotes per person)
http://www.kidinfo.com/american_history/american_revolution.html	BEST source of information. Start here
Music.......................................................................................................................
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/music.aspx	A brief collection of music, available for downloading
http://www.earlyamerica.com/music/revolutionary.htm	Another good source of tunes

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